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Samantha Bayarr (Author)

Samantha Bayarr, a Christian Fiction Novelist, became the first Independent Author of Amish Fiction when she published Little Wild Flower on paperback in 2005. Since then, she has written over 130 Christian Fiction Books in Contemporary Romance, Historical Romance, Western & Cowboy Romance, Amish Romance, and Amish Suspense, and has begun a series of devotionals.

Samantha Bayarr founded Livingston Hall Publishers in 2002. Named after her great, great grandfather, Edward Livingston Hall, who owned a publishing house in the late 1800's, until his passing; Samantha resurrected this legacy as a way of honoring him for passing onto her his love for the written word.

Samantha is best known for her Jacob's Daughter Amish series which became an Amazon and Barnes & Noble Best-Seller, netting more than one million copies sold. Her first book series, Little Wild Flower, an Amish Romance, was borne from her up-close encounters with the Amish in the community she lived near and befriended in Indiana until 1995.

She lives in an historic home in a small town in Florida with her husband, John Foster, who writes children's books. Samantha illustrates her husband's books.

Samantha is a member of Amish Living, Romance Writers of America, and American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW).

Awards

Samantha Bayarr is a nationally recognized best-selling novelist. Her Amish Romance, Jacob's Daughter reached Amazon's Top 100 Best-Selling books List in January 2012 and remained there for more than two years. Samantha was also in the number one spot on Amazon's Best-Selling Author's List for Christian Authors from December 2012, and remained in the number one spot for more than two years after. Samantha was awarded the KDP Allstar award for Most Read Author.

List of Works

Most Recent Books

Amish Acres: The Celery Patch
Amish Homecoming: The Proposal

Amish Romance Fiction

Little Wild Flower Series

Little Wild Flower Book One (Paperback 2005, ebook 2010)
Little Wild Flower Book Two 2010
The Taming of a Wild Flower Book Three 2011
Little Wild Flower, The Beginning Years Book Four 2016

Jacob's Daughter Series

Jacob's Daughter 2011
Amish Winter Wonderland 2012
Under the Mulberry Tree 2012
Amish Winter of Promises 2012
Chasing Fireflies 2012
Amish Summer of Courage 2012
Under the Harvest Moon 2012

The Quilter's Son Series

Liam's Choice 2012
Lydia's Heart 2013
Nathan's Apprentice 2013
Maddie's Quilt 2013

Amish Brides Series

Sibling Rivalry 2014
Second Chances 2014
Sweet Nothings 2014
Snowflake Bride 2014

Amish Christmas Romance Series

Amish Christmas on Goose Pond 2014
Amish Christmas Gift 2015
Amish Christmas Baby: Mourning Lullaby 2015
Amish Christmas Homecoming 2017

Amish Seasons Series

Amish Harvest 2014
Amish Summer 2018

Amish Secrets Series

Amish Christmas Baby 2015
Finding Grace 2015
Grace and Mercy 2015

Pigeon Hollow Amish Mysteries

The Amish Girl 2015
Sins of the Father 2016
Blood Brothers 2016
Bless the Child 2016

Amish Weddings Series

Ellie's Homecoming 2016
The Widower's Baby 2016
Rachel's Secret 2016
Alana's Wish 2016
Becca's Return 2016
A Christmas Wedding 2016

Amish Dynasty Series with Author, Sophia Grace

Amish Dynasty 2016
Amish Treasures of the Heart 2016

Amish Bakery Series

An Amish Christmas 2017
An Amish Wedding 2018
Amish Hearts 2018
Puppy Love 2018

His Amish Baby Series

His Amish Baby One 2017
His Amish Baby Two 2017
His Amish Baby Three 2018
His Amish Baby Four 2018

Amish Village Mystery Series

The Amish Bishop's Disgrace 2017
The Amish Girl and her Garden 2018

Amish Single Titles

Snowflakes on Goose Pond 2012
Snow Angels 2012
The Gingerbread Haus 2012
Amish Christmas Wish 2012
The Christmas Prayer 2012
Amish Love Letters 2013

Historical Fiction

Western Prairie Brides Series

Outlaw in Petticoats 2015
The Reluctant Sheriff 2011
Preacher Outlaw 2014

Western Frontier Mail Order Brides Series

Bordello Bride 2015
Bride Bounty 2015
Bride Bandit 2015
Bride Blackmail 2015
Borrowed Bride 2016
Bride be a Lady 2016
A Noose fit for a Bride 2016

Western Frontier Hearts Series

The Bride Dowry 2015
The Bride Raffle 2015
The Bride Duel 2015

My Hear Belongs Series

My Heart Belongs in Silver City, Nevada 2017
My Heart Belongs in Tombstone, Arizona 2018

Contemporary Titles

The Wedding Dress Series

Masquerade Bride 2010
Christmas Bride 2016

Cowboy Love Series

Her Troubled Cowboy 2010
Her Christmas Cowboy 2016

Forever Yours Series

Accidentally Yours 2017
Formerly Yours 2017
Confessions of a Former Bridezilla 2017
Sincerely Yours 2017
Truthfully Yours 2017

Contemporary Single Titles

The Apothecary's Daughter 2010
Grave Robbers 2011
The Anniversary 2011
Once Upon a Christmas Wish 2014
Turbulence 2017
Love at First Kiss 2017

This list does not include retired titles or collections

References

Weaver-Zercher (The Thrill of the Chaste: The Allure of Amish Romance Novels) article #17, page 292
NYX Book Reviews June 2011
University of Florida Digital Libray article, January 5, 2013
Quilter's Newsletter January 2014 issue
Mennonite Life Volume 72, 2017
The Creative Wedding Planner June 2017 issue, featuring Confessions of a Former Bridezilla by Samantha Bayarr
I Future News Update February 2017 issue
Splashes of Joy July 18, 2018